Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday, 8 September 2024

Into the Digital Dustbin ?

Into the Digital Dustbin ?


Some years back , listed Companies were required by law , to send to each of their share-holders , printed ( on paper ) copies of their Annual Reports - which , for some companies ran into 100 + pages - and needed to be delivered by POST to lakhs of shareholders, all over the country


Matters got worse when some 50 years ago , Govt introduced a rule that , in the Annual Reports, companies provide full details of each employee , who was paid Rs 3,000 per month or more ( even if she worked for part of the financial year )


Over the next few years, this limit got gradually raised to Rs 6000 / 9000 / 12000 pm - but the Annual Reports continued to get bulkier


Finally , Govt relented and withdrew this rule


And then with the arrival of internet and websites , Govt agreed that there was no NEED to send out printed Annual Reports to shareholders and the shareholders can download ( soft copies ) from company websites


Simultaneously , Govt introduced DEMAT version of share certificates itself


No more paper copies of shares


Nowadays , many newspapers have their e-Paper websites to which , readers can subscribe to - and read those " Papers ( ? ) " on their Mobiles !


[ For the future of News Papers , read >


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/05/redesigning-newspapers.html


and,


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/03/next-generation-newspaper.html ]


Mankind has used " Paper " for centuries for disseminating " Content / Knowledge / Information " .


Word " Paper " has become so ingrained in our minds that , in the context of studies and examinations, we call :


> Question Papers , and

> Exam Papers , and

> Answer Papers / Answer Sheets etc


But with relentless advance of Computers / Laptops / Tablets and Mobiles , before long , these will get replaces by :


> Question Mobiles , and

> Answer Mobiles


To know , how effectively , visit > www.My-Teacher.in


Hemen Parekh / www.HemenParekh.ai / 09 Sept 2024



Some years back , listed Companies were required by law , to send to each of their share-holders , printed ( on paper ) copies of their Annual Reports - which , for some companies ran into 100 + pages - and needed to be delivered by POST to lakhs of shareholders, all over the country


Matters got worse when some 50 years ago , Govt introduced a rule that , in the Annual Reports, companies provide full details of each employee , who was paid Rs 3,000 per month or more ( even if she worked for part of the financial year )


Over the next few years, this limit got gradually raised to Rs 6000 / 9000 / 12000 pm - but the Annual Reports continued to get bulkier


Finally , Govt relented and withdrew this rule


And then with the arrival of internet and websites , Govt agreed that there was no NEED to send out printed Annual Reports to shareholders and the shareholders can download ( soft copies ) from company websites


Simultaneously , Govt introduced DEMAT version of share certificates itself


No more paper copies of shares


Nowadays , many newspapers have their e-Paper websites to which , readers can subscribe to - and read those " Papers ( ? ) " on their Mobiles !


[ For the future of News Papers , read >


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/05/redesigning-newspapers.html


and,


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/03/next-generation-newspaper.html ]


Mankind has used " Paper " for centuries for disseminating " Content / Knowledge / Information " .


Word " Paper " has become so ingrained in our minds that , in the context of studies and examinations, we call :


> Question Papers , and

> Exam Papers , and

> Answer Papers / Answer Sheets etc


But with relentless advance of Computers / Laptops / Tablets and Mobiles , before long , these will get replaces by :


> Question Mobiles , and

> Answer Mobiles


To know , how effectively , visit > www.My-Teacher.in


Hemen Parekh / www.HemenParekh.ai / 09 Sept 2024


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